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http://www.businessinsider.com/celebrate-your-birthday-in-nyc-2014-1210 Places To Celebrate Your Next Birthday In NYChttp://www.businessinsider.com/celebrate-your-birthday-in-nyc-2014-12
Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:25:00 -0500Cristiana Cannizarro
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5489c5376bb3f75f02e86708-900-675/cupcake-birthday-2.jpg" border="0" alt="cupcake birthday"></p><p>Admit it, of all the year's holidays and celebrations, your birthday is the most important.</p>
<p>If you're lucky enough to have your bash in one of the most exciting cities in the world, a small-scale get together just won't cut it.</p>
<p>From gilded bars to glamorous restaurants, click through for the top 10 spots to go all out for your birthday in NYC.</p><h3>Sugar Factory</h3>
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<p><p>Somewhat new to the city, the Sugar Factory opened a little more than a year ago. This is the perfect place to celebrate your birthday if you have a sweet tooth. The Sugar Factory features outstanding drinks such as signature goblets that have 60 ounces of liquefied lollipop drink and cocktails such as the Cotton Candy Cosmopolitan. Not only does it serve desert, but it's also open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so you can celebrate your birthday anytime of the day. This unique spot is one that will definitely make your birthday sweet.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.sugarfactory.com/" target="_blank">Sugar Factory</a>, 46 Gansevoort Street</em></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>GoldBar</h3>
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<p><p>Party like a true rock star for your birthday at GoldBar. The d&eacute;cor of this place screams glitz and glam, with bling everywhere you turn. The walls are covered in gold skulls and the ceilings and chandeliers are fabulously ornate. You can drink cocktails such as the Gold Rush, while dancing the night away to the sounds of one of their top resident DJs.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.goldbarnewyork.com/" target="_blank">GoldBar</a>, 339 Broome Street</em></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Beauty And Essex</h3>
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<p><p>When you enter Beauty and Essex do not be alarmed that the entrance is an antique shop. As you continue on, you will soon be surprised by the glass-ceiling dining room. This is the perfect place to host a birthday dinner because of the intimate dining room upstairs. Not to mention that the ladies room is equipped with free pink champagne.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://beautyandessex.com/" target="_blank">Beauty and Essex</a>,&nbsp;146 Essex Street</em></p></p>
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Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:33:10 -0500James M. Lindsay
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5460cdc9ecad04fc0c71795d-1200-800/marine lieutenant coleman cutting cake birthday.jpg" border="0" alt="Marine Lieutenant Coleman Cutting Cake Birthday"></p><p>The Marine Corps turns <a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-of-the-us-marine-corps" target="_blank">239 years-old</a> today.</p>
<p>On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a <a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq59-14.htm" target="_blank">resolution</a> to create a Marine force composed of two battalions.</p>
<p>Since then, the Marines have been “<a href="http://www.hqmc.marines.mil/hrom/NewEmployees/AbouttheMarineCorps/Hymn.aspx" target="_blank">from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli</a>” and many other places as well.<span id="more-17928"></span></p>
<p>You probably know that the Marine Corps’ motto is <a href="http://www.marines.com/history-heritage/principles-values" target="_blank">Semper Fidelis</a>, or Semper Fi for short. It means “always faithful” in Latin, and it signifies a Marine’s loyalty both to the Corps and to the United States.</p>
<p>What you may not know is that Semper Fi wasn’t the Corps’ motto until 1883. During its first century of existence, the Corps had <a href="http://www.usmcmuseum.com/Museum_LoreCorps.asp" target="_blank">a few unofficial mottos</a>. These included “to the shores of Tripoli,” which commemorates the Marines’ service in the <a href="http://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/barbary-wars" target="_blank">First Barbary War</a>, Fortitudine (meaning “with courage”), and Per Mare, Per Terram (“by sea and by land”), which the Marines borrowed from the <a href="http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/The-Royal-Marines" target="_blank">British Royal Marines</a>.</p>
<p>No Marine has ever become president, but several have made it in politics.</p>
<p>Secretaries of State <a href="http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/baker-james-addison" target="_blank">James A. Baker</a> and <a href="http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/shultz-george-pratt" target="_blank">George P. Shultz</a> and Secretary of the Treasury <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/11/us/donald-regan-84-financier-and-top-reagan-aide-dies.html" target="_blank">Donald Regan</a> all served in the Marine Corps. Senator <a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/glenn-j.html" target="_blank">John Glenn</a>,&nbsp;who first gained fame as an astronaut) was also a Marine.</p>
<p>Several baseball hall-of-famers are veterans of the Corps, including <a href="http://www.usmc-mccs.org/sports/hof/2002-carew.cfm" target="_blank">Rod Carew</a>, <a href="http://www.usmc-mccs.org/sports/hof/2003-clemente.cfm" target="_blank">Roberto Clemente, </a><a href="http://baseballhall.org/hof/collins-eddie" target="_blank">Eddie Collins</a>, <a href="http://espn.go.com/classic/veeckbill000816.html" target="_blank">Bill Veeck</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.usmc-mccs.org/sports/hof/2001-williams.cfm" target="_blank">Ted Williams</a>. Marines who made it in Hollywood include <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000172/" target="_blank">Harvey Keitel, </a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001511/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Lee Marvin</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000537/?ref_=nv_sr_2" target="_blank">Steve McQueen</a>, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001715/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">George C. Scott</a>. Comedians <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004804/" target="_blank">Drew Carey</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1443527/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" target="_blank">Rob Riggle</a> were Marines, as was the late, great <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005565/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Jonathan Winters</a>. Several famous musicians served in the Corps, including country legend <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/george-jones/biography/" target="_blank">George Jones</a>, hip-hop artist <a href="http://www.mtv.com/artists/shaggy/biography/" target="_blank">Shaggy</a>, and&nbsp;“The March King,” <a href="http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/sousa.html" target="_blank">John Philip Sousa</a>.</p>
<p>The Marine Corps is the smallest of the four US armed services in the Department of Defense, with roughly 190,000 active-duty personnel, deployed in the Pacific, South America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. To put that in perspective, the US Army is about two and a half times larger with roughly 490,000 troops.</p>
<p>But compared to most of the world’s militaries the Marine Corps is a giant. Countries that have <a href="http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/armies.htm" target="_blank">armies smaller than the US Marine Corps</a> include France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Japan.</p>
<p>Want to learn more about the Marine Corps? I asked <a href="http://www.cfr.org/experts/world/stephen-e-liszewski/b20282">Col. Stephen Liszewski</a>, one of five active-duty US military officers <a href="http://www.cfr.org/thinktank/fellowships/mil.html">spending the year</a> as part of <a href="http://www.cfr.org/thinktank/">CFR’s Studies Program</a>, to recommend a few books worth reading. Here are five books he recommends, with his brief summaries:</p>
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<li>Krulak, Victor H<a href="http://www.amazon.com/First-Fight-Inside-Marine-Bluejacket/dp/1557504644/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1414524492&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=first+to+fight" target="_blank">. First to Fight: An Inside View of the U. S. Marine Corps</a> (1984). Lt. Gen. Krulak writes that “This book, therefore, is an effort to set down what I perceive to be the qualities that have caused the Marine Corps to survive and flourish.”</li>
<li>Pressfield, Stephen. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Warrior-Ethos-Steven-Pressfield/dp/193689100X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1414524136&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+warrior+ethos" target="_blank">The Warrior Ethos </a>(2011). Pressfield served as a Marine after graduating from Duke University in 1965.&nbsp;This book captures the essence of the ethos we strive to teach to our Marines.</li>
<li>Russ, Martin. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breakout-Chosin-Reservoir-Campaign-Korea/dp/0140292594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1414524333&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=breakout+the+chosin+reservoir+campaign" target="_blank">Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950</a> (1999). Russ tells the story of the First Marine Division and the Chosin Reservoir campaign in 1950 during the Korean War. The 12,000 Marines and sailors of the First Marine Division found themselves surrounded by 60,000 Chinese in the frozen mountains of Korea. The First Marine Division fought its way out of this death trap, taking out their dead, wounded, and equipment while facing relentless Chinese attacks. An incredible story of courage and warfighting skill.</li>
<li>Sledge, E.B. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/With-Old-Breed-Peleliu-Okinawa/dp/0891419063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1414524401&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=with+the+old+breed" target="_blank">With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa </a>(1981). The Pacific theater of World War II was the crucible that made the Marine Corps the famed fighting force that is known around the world. The author, E. B. Sledge, was a private first class with Company K, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, who fought in and survived the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa. This book tells the story of Sledge and his fellow Marines in a deeply personal way that highlights the human dimension of the war in the Pacific.</li>
<li>Webb, James. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fields-Fire-James-Webb/dp/0553583859/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1414524255&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=fields+of+fire" target="_blank">Fields of Fire </a>(1978). A novel about young men from different worlds plunged into jungle warfare as U.S. Marines in the An Hoa Basin of Vietnam in 1969. This book is a classic story of men under fire and combat leadership.</li>
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<p>Col. Liszewski also recommends the HBO mini-series <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374463/" target="_blank">The Pacific</a> (2010), which tells the stories of three marines, <a href="http://www.marineswwii.com/john_basilone.php" target="_blank">John Basilone</a>, <a href="http://diglib.auburn.edu/collections/ebsledge/about.html" target="_blank">E.B. Sledge</a>, and <a href="http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2010/02/hbo_series_shines_light_on_nj.html" target="_blank">Robert Leckie</a>, on the Pacific front during World War II. The show is based true stories, drawing on Sledge’s With the Old Breed, as well as Leckie’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Helmet-My-Pillow-Parris-Pacific/dp/0553593315" target="_blank">Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific</a>&nbsp;(1957).</p>
<p>If you want to know what all Marines are required to read, the Marine Corps has posted its <a href="http://guides.grc.usmcu.edu/usmcreadinglist" target="_blank">reading list</a> online. Marines.com also has a great <a href="http://www.marines.com/history-heritage/timeline" target="_blank">timeline of the history of the Marines</a>.</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jonathan-yi-queens-country-da-2014-10" >The Marine mentality got this man the job of his dreams</a></strong></p>
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Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:03:02 -0400Tom Balmforth
<p><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/541312c36da811ed5f0793bb-800-/ap432671695992.jpg" border="0" alt="Vladimir Putin globe" width="800"></p><p>To mark his 62nd birthday on October 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin is retreating from public to the remotest depths of the forest-bound Siberian taiga for a rare day off.</p>
<p>The details are sketchy, but the Kremlin says it will be Putin’s first holiday in 15 years and he will be hundreds of kilometers from the nearest settlement.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, a series of events are planned across the country to mark Putin's birthday.</p>
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<h3><strong>The Twelve Labors Of Putin&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p>In Moscow, there is an exhibition titled "The Twelve Labors of Putin" on the Red October Island across from the Kremlin.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Modeled on the ancient Greek myth of the Twelve Labors of Hercules, the exhibition was organized by a group calling itself <a href="https://www.facebook.com/moiputin" target="_blank">“The Vladimir Putin Support Network”</a> and features a series of paintings of the Kremlin leader doing battle with a series of opponents.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In one, Putin fights a multi-headed hydra with a sword and shield. With the severed head of the United States lying at his feet, Putin presses ahead to do battle with Japan, which is breathing down fiery sanctions.</p>
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<p>'Who is Mr Putin?' Answer: Hercules (according to this new exhibition on the eve of the president's birthday) <a href="http://t.co/8xSrZjFRnP">pic.twitter.com/8xSrZjFRnP</a></p>
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCSteveR/status/519125662721118210">October 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<p>Another painting portrays Putin taming the Cretan bull, symbolizing Russia's annexation of Crimea.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Hercules capturing the Cretan Bull? No, Vladimir Putin annexing the Crimea. A <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Putinbirthday?src=hash">#Putinbirthday</a> exhibition in Moscow. <a href="http://t.co/jbXWuoq1mm">pic.twitter.com/jbXWuoq1mm</a></p>
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCSteveR/status/519211542685167617">October 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<p>And another shows Putin restraining Cerberus, the three-headed “hellhound” of the underworld and catching the Hind of Ceryneia — metaphors for upstaging Washington and the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.</p>
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<p>четвертый подвиг Путина - олимпиада <a href="http://t.co/VbqBJxYPsp">pic.twitter.com/VbqBJxYPsp</a></p>
— Feldman (@EvgenyFeldman) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvgenyFeldman/status/519139255214678016">October 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<p>Russian blogger Georgy Malets noted that it was "symbolic" that the painting depicting Putin “liquidating” the Russia’s oligarchs <a href="http://martin.livejournal.com/313368.html">kept on falling off its peg</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;the wall. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3><strong>Patriotic Clothing&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p>In St. Petersburg, a new clothing line dedicated to Putin called "Motherland" is being unveiled.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The collection, which uses state symbols and the president’s image, was created by designer Aleksei Sergienko and is the third clothing line presented in Russia's second city on Putin's birthday.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"We didn’t choose this day to present the collection by chance — the collection uses the image of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin to whom my team of designers and I decided to wish happy birthday by dedicating this collection to him and our country," Sergienko said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, on the eve of Putin's birthday, the GUM shopping center, on Red Square in Moscow, began selling a new line of winter clothing embossed with heroic images of the Russian president.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3><strong>Street Art</strong></h3>
<p>Pro-Putin graffiti murals have popped up in seven cities — Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and Vladivostok.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Each mural carries a different one-word caption — strength, memory, Arctic, sovereignty, history, security and Olympics — and the first letters of each word spell out the Russian word for "thank you" — "spasibo."&nbsp;</p>
<p>The murals were painted by the <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/network-russian-youth-group-nashi-/25444358.html" target="_blank">pro-Putin youth group “Set,” or “Network.”</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
<p>"For us, people in their 20s — the Putin generation — these words mean a lot. Without these words it is impossible to conceive of a modern Russia returning itself its rightful place in world history,” a <a href="http://xn--e1aaooegkhc4h.xn--p1ai/?news&amp;show=114" target="_blank">statement</a> on the group's website read.&nbsp;</p>
<p>But not everybody is on board. &nbsp;<a href="http://http://newsru.com/russia/07oct2014/happybirthday.html" target="_blank">Some Russian media have noted</a> that online some have been rearranging the letters so they spell "sosi" —&nbsp;<a href="http://cs617520.vk.me/v617520135/1d8c5/PuB1AGVvT-s.jpg" target="_blank">the Russian word for "suck."</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<h3><strong>Musical Tributes</strong></h3>
<p>The <a href="http://http://vk.com/hitrushki" target="_blank">children's musical group “Khityushki”</a>&nbsp;has prepared a special gift for the Russian president: an unsettling music video posted on YouTube in which a choir of little children sing a “Happy Birthday to Russia’s President.”</p>
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<p>The professionally produced music video features dozens of children running through a sunlit glade to hold hands forming a human heart in honor of Putin. The children, who appear to be younger than 10, are also shown cuddling a toy tiger, baking a cake covered in hearts for the president, and wrapping presents for him.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3><strong>Chechens On Parade</strong></h3>
<p>In the Chechen capital, Grozny, <a href="http://ria.ru/society/20141007/1027228953.html" target="_blank">thousands of people plan to march</a> in honor of Putin, RIA Novosti reported. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Chechnya’s Interior Ministry says as many as 100,000 Chechens filed down Akhmat Kadyrov street chanting “Russia” and “Chechnya.”</p>
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<p>В центре Грозного проходит многотысячное шествие в честь дня рождения Владимира Путина <a href="http://t.co/tpOjXLQnm8">http://t.co/tpOjXLQnm8</a> <a href="http://t.co/bvAXyfkmHo">pic.twitter.com/bvAXyfkmHo</a></p>
— RT на русском (@RT_russian) <a href="https://twitter.com/RT_russian/status/519421926905614336">October 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
<p>The procession comes two days after “Grozny Day” — which falls on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s birthday — and was marred by a bombing that killed five police officers. &nbsp;</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/a-map-of-the-russia-nato-confrontation-2014-9" >THE EUROPEAN CHESSBOARD: Here's a map of the US-NATO confrontation</a></strong></p>
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Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:21:00 -0400Brett LoGiurato
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/51fc0d74ecad04a135000002-480-/baby7-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Baby7" width="480" style="float: right;" /></p><p>Happy Birthday, President Obama!</p>
<p>The 44th President turns 53 on Monday, making him a Leo. Incidentally, <a href="http://www.astrology.com/leo-sun-sign-zodiac-signs/2-d-d-66944">Leos</a> are ambitious and magnetic and love being center stage &mdash; which sound like qualifications for the nation's top job.</p>
<p>Obama celebrated his birthday over the weekend with a trip to Camp David, where he organized the traditional annual golf game among himself and 11 other friends.</p>
<p>On Monday, his actual birthday, it's back to work &mdash; in a big way. Obama will host the&nbsp;<span>U.S.-</span><span class="il">Africa</span><span> Leadership Summit, a historic meeting with more than 50 African heads of state in Washington.</span></p>
<p>In the meantime, celebrate 44's 53rd with pictures of him doing one of the things he does best: kissing babies and embracing his inner child. &nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Editor's note: This is an updated version of an earlier post. Amelia Acosta contibuted to an earlier version of this post.</em></p><h3>The President is more amused than his young mohawked friend.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Obama greets one of his youngest fans in Prague in 2009.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Similarly sassy expressions. </h3>
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Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:56:00 -0400Aly Weisman
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53cead7d69beddbf4b41e5fd-1200-924/prince-george-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Prince George" /></p><p>Prince William and Kate Middleton's first born son, Prince George of Cambridge, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/first-photo-of-royal-baby-at-hospital-2013-7" target="_blank">arrived to a media frenzy</a> exactly one year ago today.</p>
<p>And what a year it's been!</p>
<p>The royal baby has already <span>hobnobbed with dignitaries and&nbsp;</span>traveled the world, visiting zoos everywhere from New Zealand to London.</p>
<p>See where Prince George's travels have taken him and how he has grown throughout the year.</p><h3>On July 22, 2013, Kate Middleton and Prince William debuted their new bundle of joy — Prince George of Cambridge — outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in central London.</h3>
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<p><p><span>&nbsp;</span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Prince William quickly whisked his son away from the massive crowds and into a car headed for Kensington Palace. </h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Prince George is third in line to the British throne. His birth certificate was filed with the Westminster Register Office in London.</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/53ce76c2ecad04ce2809caf6-400-300/prince-george-is-third-in-line-to-the-british-throne-his-birth-certificate-was-filed-with-the-westminster-register-office-in-london.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/prince-george-first-year-in-pictures-2014-7#the-next-day-prince-georges-birth-was-the-front-page-of-newspapers-around-the-world-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-grimm-attends-birthday-bash-2014-7Teenage Girls Freak Out After Heartthrob Congressman Shows Up At Partyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/michael-grimm-attends-birthday-bash-2014-7
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:47:00 -0400Colin Campbell
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/53c41588eab8eacb11e9455f-480-/michael%20grimm%20blurred%20sweet%2016.png" border="0" alt="michael grimm blurred sweet 16" width="480" /></p><p>Congressman Michael Grimm (R-New York) made a very special visit to a constituent's sweet 16 birthday party last weekend, where one of the girls declared him her <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bae">"bae."</a></p>
<p>Based on a series of since-deleted tweets, Grimm, who was once labeled one of the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/8-sexiest-bachelors-of-congress">"sexiest bachelors in Congress"</a> and one of the <a href="http://thehill.com/capital-living/173451-50-most-beautiful-people-2011-washington-congress-capitol?page=0%2C16">"most beautiful people"</a> in Washington, made quite the impression among the teenage crowd.</p>
<p>"F***ing Michael Grimm is going," one teen wrote on Twitter. "I'm gonna dance with him all night and make him fall in love with me."</p>
<p>Grimm reportedly promised her that wouldn't be their last encounter.</p>
<p>"He told me he's taking me to prom I was like you fricking better," the teen wrote.</p>
<p>Another teen quoted the excited conversations about Grimm that she overheard among her friends.</p>
<p>"'Michael Grimm is coming.' 'Oh sh** now I have to wear nice underwear,'" she wrote.</p>
<p>Reached for comment, a Grimm rep described the family who hosted the party as personal friends of the congressman.</p>
<p>"The congressman knows the family personally, and was invited by the parents to attend and wish their daughter a happy birthday," the spokesman said.</p>
<p>Grimm, a two-term congressman, is currently battling Democrat Domenic Recchia in a re-election race. The campaign drew national interest after Grimm was<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/congressman-charged-with-cheating-taxes-hiring-undocumented-immigrants-2014-4"> indicted in April</a> for tax fraud and threatened to throw an NY1 reporter off a Capitol balcony <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-grimm-apologizes-threat-scotto-balcony-break-in-half-2014-1">in January</a>.</p>
<p>View some of the tweets below. All identifying details have been redacted.</p>
<p><img class="float_left" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/53c414c7eab8eaca11e94562-627-533/redacted%20grimm%20tweet%202.png" border="0" alt="Redacted Grimm Tweet 2" width="480" /></p>
<p><img class="float_left" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/53c423e4ecad04476b7346b8-604-317/redacted%20grimm%20tweet%204.png" border="0" alt="redacted grimm tweet 4" width="480" /></p>
<p>x<img class="float_left" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/53c45246eab8eae7129d7a5c-630-316/redacted%20grimm%205.png" border="0" alt="redacted grimm 5" width="480" /></p>
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Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:39:00 -0400Colin Campbell
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5399ff196bb3f7ec70bd071b-480-/vladimir-putin-124.jpg" border="0" alt="vladimir putin" width="480" /></p><p>A <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/george-hw-bush-birthday-skydive-2014-6">helicopter jump</a>&nbsp;might not have been the most special part of <span>Former President George H.W. Bush's birthday on&nbsp;</span>Thursday. Bush also got a personal phone call and gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p>
<p>Bush spokesman Jim McGrath confirmed the interaction to Business Insider.</p>
<p>"Yes, they spoke at 2 p.m.," he wrote. "President Putin also sent a portrait. ... It is a portrait of President Bush as a young Navy ensign in his dress whites."</p>
<p>The Kremlin's official English-language Twitter feed also <a href="https://twitter.com/KremlinRussia_E/status/477164076687446017">wished Bush well</a> Thursday afternoon.</p>
<p>"Vladimir Putin congratulated George W. Bush on the 90th anniversary," the Kremlin said. (George W. Bush is actually the elder Bush's son.)</p>
<p>The younger Bush <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/george-w-bush-paintings-putin-tony-blair-2014-4">famously painted</a> a portrait of Putin.</p>
<p><strong>Update (4:15 p.m.):</strong> <em>McGrath told Business Insider the portrait was a painting by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Glazunov">Russian contemporary artist</a> Ilya Glazunov. </em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vladimir-putin-gave-george-hw-bush-a-very-special-birthday-gift-2014-6#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/george-hw-bush-birthday-skydive-2014-6Watch George H.W. Bush Jump Out Of A Helicopter To Celebrate His Birthdayhttp://www.businessinsider.com/george-hw-bush-birthday-skydive-2014-6
Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:45:57 -0400Colin Campbell
<p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5399d5c0eab8ea463ab89491-800-/ap243090324326-1.jpg" border="0" alt="AP243090324326" width="800" /></p><p></p>
<p>Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 90th birthday Thursday by skydiving in Maine.</p>
<p>According <a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bush-bash-elder-ex-president-marks-90th-birthday">to the Associated Press</a>, Bush, who no longer has full use of his legs, jumped from a helicopter at 6,000 feet while harnessed to Sgt. Mike Elliott, a retired member of the Golden Knights, the Army's parachute team.</p>
<p>"It's vintage George Bush," Bush spokesman Jim McGrath told the AP. "It's that passion for life. It's wanting to set a goal, wanting to achieve it. I'm sure part of it is sending a message to others that even in your retirement years you can still find challenges."</p>
<p>Watch video of the jump below, <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2014/06/12/george-bush-turned-jumped-out-helicopter/6UyUd7dOmeLXMGuvmyMUMJ/story.html">via the Boston Globe</a>.</p>
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Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:03:00 -0400Brian Gallagher
<p>To mark the milestone 75th anniversary of DC Comics' Batman, Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC Entertainment have revealed plans for a year-long celebration befitting the world's most popular Super Hero.</p>
<p>Highlights of the anniversary program, which starts today, include a new commemorative 75th anniversary Batman logo and an exclusive "Cape/Cowl/Create" art exhibit, featuring 20 contemporary artists' interpretation of The Dark Knight's iconic cowl headpiece and cape from the upcoming Batman: Arkham Knight videogame. There will also be 75th anniversary-related activities across all of Warner Bros. Entertainment throughout the year.</p>
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<p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/533587a0eab8eaac7475daa0-800-/batman-75th-anniversary.jpg" border="0" alt="Batman 75th Anniversary" width="800" style="color: #000000;" /></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">First appearing in the comic book Detective Comics #27, which hit newsstands on March 30, 1939, featuring artwork by&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/bob-kane" class="person" rel="hc-PE9E5hagQeSccb">Bob Kane</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;and a script by&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/bill-finger" class="person" rel="hc-PE6ae8a6s9Kx8c">Bill Finger</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">, Batman emerged from the shadows to become the world's most popular Super Hero and dominate all media. In feature films, TV shows, radio, video games, publishing and merchandise, this most human of Super Heroes has battled some of fiction's greatest villains using his intellect, cunning and an arsenal of gadgets to further his quest for justice.</span></p>
<p><br />Warner Bros. Entertainment CEO&nbsp;<strong>Kevin Tsujihara</strong>&nbsp;had this to say in his statement about the iconic superhero.</p>
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<blockquote class="blockquote">"Batman is an incredibly important property with multi-generational appeal across all of the Studio's businesses, and we're proud to celebrate this milestone anniversary. From billion-dollar blockbuster films to TV, home entertainment, video games and consumer products, The Dark Knight continues to resonate with audiences worldwide and rightfully deserves his place as a global pop culture icon for the ages."</blockquote>
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<p>Batman is the single most successful Super Hero film franchise in history and there have been more theatrical movies released based on Batman than any other comic book character. In video games, the Batman Arkham franchise is also the most successful Super Hero game concept ever. Batman consistently breaks records in every incarnation of his character and remains the gold standard by which all other comic book sales are measured.<br /><br />DC Entertainment President&nbsp;<strong>Diane Nelson</strong>&nbsp;had this to say in her statement.</p>
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<blockquote class="blockquote">"Batman is one of the greatest characters ever created, in comics or elsewhere, and even after 75 years he continues to wildly fascinate fans. He is an integral part of pop culture and has successfully captured the imagination of the entire world. The origin of Batman, Bruce Wayne and the famous citizens of Gotham are legendary and likely a story you know inside out, even if you've never picked up a comic book in your life, and that speaks volumes to the character's immense popularity and the constructs of the original mythology."</blockquote>
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<p>The first published adventure of The Bat-Man (as he was then known) was in the May 1939 issue of Detective Comics #27, conceived of and drawn by a 22-year-old&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/bob-kane" class="person" rel="hc-PE9E5hagQeSccb">Bob Kane</a>&nbsp;with his frequent collaborator,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/bill-finger" class="person" rel="hc-PE6ae8a6s9Kx8c">Bill Finger</a>, scripting the story. The character was so successful, that one year later the first comic book devoted exclusively to the Caped Crusader's adventures, Batman #1, hit newsstands. In that issue, Batman battled The Joker and Catwoman for the first time.<br /><br />Now, DC Entertainment and the Studio's various divisions, including Pictures, Television, Animation, Interactive Entertainment, Home Entertainment and Consumer Products, will mark this extraordinary 75th anniversary with a range of highly anticipated events and products.<br /><br />The new commemorative logo, also released today across social media and websites, takes its cue from the famed Bat symbol, and features block-style lettering of "75 Years." The mark will be rolled out on Batman-related promotions, products and initiatives.<br /><br />Key activities planned for the Batman 75th anniversary celebration include:</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 1em; color: #000000;">DC Entertainment:</span></strong></p>
<p class="box">DC Entertainment has an action-packed year filled with new Batman titles, commemorative issues and variant covers, including the recently released special edition of Detective Comics #27 commemorating Batman's first appearance in the book in 1939, the new weekly series Batman Eternal launching April 9, and upcoming exclusive Batman variant covers planned for San Diego Comic-Con International in July.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 1em; color: #000000;">Batman Day:</span></strong></p>
<p class="box">DC Entertainment is also partnering with thousands of comic retailers, book stores and libraries for "Batman Day" on Wednesday, July 23. Each location will host a Batman 75th anniversary celebration and offer fans a free, special edition Batman comic.</p>
<p class="box">Interactive Entertainment - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has invited celebrated fashion designer&nbsp;<strong>Asher Levine</strong>&nbsp;to create a cape and cowl based on the Batsuit of the recently announced Batman: Arkham Knight videogame developed by Rocksteady Studios. Favorite contemporary artists will have the opportunity to use the replicas as a blank canvas to produce their own, original interpretations of Batman's iconic attire for an all new "Cape/Cowl/Create" art exhibit that will be showcased at San Diego Comic-Con International in July.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 1em; color: #000000;">Home Entertainment:</span></strong></p>
<p class="box">Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will bring fans an array of new Batman titles throughout the year, including the highly anticipated release of the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TVK26PPQLjfHOO" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TVK26PPQLjfHOO">Batman</a>&nbsp;'66 TV series for the first time ever. Other new releases include animated films&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/movie/son-of-batman" class="movie" rel="hc-FIJwjdYLlihNNJ">Son of Batman</a>&nbsp;(May 6) and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/movie/assault-on-arkham" class="movie" rel="hc-FIDpRLloHrKFHI">Assault on Arkham</a>&nbsp;(summer 2014). Additionally, a 25th Anniversary Edition of<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/tim-burton" class="person" rel="hc-PEN9xVOW8NCYSN">Tim Burton</a>'s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/movie/batman-1989" class="movie" rel="hc-FIHqhOMQ6DYpLM">Batman</a>&nbsp;feature film will be released in the fall.</p>
<h4>Animation:</h4>
<p>Warner Bros. Animation has created two all-new Batman animated shorts set for debut in April, with fan-favorite producers&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/bruce-w-timm" class="person" rel="hc-PEm7ivpvVExopt">Bruce W. Timm</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TVJdIOOOTvwlOJ" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TVJdIOOOTvwlOJ">Batman: The Animated Series</a>) and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/darwyn-cooke" class="person" rel="hc-PEoOMwpvMpATsu">Darwyn Cooke</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TV54Caach8Yn7e" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TV54Caach8Yn7e">Batman Beyond</a>) each presenting a unique and familiar take on the Batman animated universe. In addition,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/bruce-w-timm" class="person" rel="hc-PEm7ivpvVExopt">Timm</a>&nbsp;will participate in a Batman 75th all-star panel at WonderCon in Anaheim on Saturday, April 19, which will also feature an exclusive premiere of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/darwyn-cooke" class="person" rel="hc-PEoOMwpvMpATsu">Cooke</a>'s animated short based upon&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TV54Caach8Yn7e" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TV54Caach8Yn7e">Batman Beyond</a>.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 1em; color: #000000;">Television:</span></strong></p>
<p class="box">Warner Bros. Television is in production on the pilot episode of the highly anticipated&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TVoV18KyfmNrrx" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TVoV18KyfmNrrx">Gotham</a>, a new one-hour drama for Fox which explores the origin stories of eventual police commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham City famous. In Gotham, Detective Gordon (<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/ben-mckenzie" class="person" rel="hc-PEAD2CCI9xFWEC">Ben McKenzie</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TV5jE8a8wEsR8a" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TV5jE8a8wEsR8a">Southland</a>) will encounter a familiar cast of characters - including a young Bruce Wayne - as he fights to keep the city safe. Executive producer&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/bruno-heller" class="person" rel="hc-PEzxvDAFHAToDF">Bruno Heller</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TVIxEJJRvenBMP" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TVIxEJJRvenBMP">The Mentalist</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TVBwfHBBYUWnGC" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TVBwfHBBYUWnGC">Rome</a>) wrote the pilot, which is being directed by executive producer&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/danny-cannon" class="person" rel="hc-PEPybUQTOF9mTW">Danny Cannon</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TVmr1rrsku76pm" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TVmr1rrsku76pm">CSI</a>&nbsp;series,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TVN5OWRUUIIRSV" class="tv_show" rel="hc-TVN5OWRUUIIRSV">Nikita</a>).</p>
<h4>Pictures:</h4>
<p>As Batman's 75th anniversary is celebrated in 2014, Warner Bros. Pictures will begin production of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/zack-snyder" class="person" rel="hc-PEeCDjjmzYv9hl">Zack Snyder</a>'s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/movie/batman-vs-superman" class="movie" rel="hc-FIdkwwifsiPJgi">untitled Superman/Batman film</a>&nbsp;starring&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/henry-cavill" class="person" rel="hc-PEPOhVPWj3jXTW">Henry Cavill</a>, who reprises his role as Superman/Clark Kent, and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.movieweb.com/person/ben-affleck" class="person" rel="hc-PEo0pqspQU1Srw">Ben Affleck</a>&nbsp;as Batman/Bruce Wayne. The film, slated for release summer 2016, will bring the two most iconic Super Heroes of all time together for the first time on the big screen.</p>
<h4>Consumer Products:</h4>
<p>Warner Bros. Consumer Products has partnered with an array of licensees to celebrate Batman's 75th Anniversary through special edition and limited-release products. From the classic 1960s TV series to modern day comics, Batman's presence will be larger than ever in celebration of his legacy through everything from toys to t-shirts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dccomics.com/" target="_blank">DCComics.com</a>:</p>
<p>For the latest information and exclusive content celebrating Batman's 75th anniversary, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.batman75.com/" target="_blank">Batman75.com</a>. The dedicated section on DC Comics' website launches today with the Batman 75 Sweepstakes which offers one lucky fan a one-of-a-kind prize package.</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/batman-arkham-knight-trailer-2014-3" >Here's the trailer for the new 'Batman: Arkham' Video Game released later this year</a></strong></p>
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Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:57:00 -0500Alex Davies
<p>71 years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the midst of the World War II, celebrated his 61st birthday on board the Boeing Model 314, better known as the Clipper.</p>
<p>The Clipper, named for an especially fast kind of sailing ship, could cover a range of 3,500 miles, enough to cross the Pacific Ocean, and had room for 74 passengers. It <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-the-luxurious-boeing-314-clipper-2013-8" target="_blank">was a luxurious way to travel</a>, with dressing rooms and a dining salon that could be converted into a lounge or bridal suite.</p>
<p>Used by Pan American World Airways in the late 1930s, the Clipper was pressed into military service when the U.S. entered the war. And that's how FDR ended up cutting his birthday cake on board:</p>
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/521798f5ecad04f75c000022-800-/314_fdr.jpg" border="0" alt="franklin roosevelt fdr on boeing 314 clipper" width="800" /></p>
<p><em>Thanks to the <a href="http://www.panam.org/" target="_blank">Pan Am Historical Foundation</a> for sharing this photo.</em></p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-the-luxurious-boeing-314-clipper-2013-8" >Check Out Life Aboard The WW2-Era Boeing Clipper</a></strong></p>
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Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:21:00 -0400Aly Weisman
<p><span>Robert De Niro celebrated the big 7-0 Saturday surrounded by some seriously famous friends.</span></p>
<p><span>While dining on food catered by Nobu restaurant&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">&mdash;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">which he co-owns&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">&mdash;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">at his <span>New Paltz&nbsp;</span>estate in New York, De Niro yukked it up at a table surrounded by bad boy Hollywood legends&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel and Samuel L. Jackson.</span></p>
<p><span><span>Jackson tweeted fom the event:</span></span></p>
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<p>Kietel, Walken &amp; De Niro! TRIPLEBADMUPFUCCAHHZ!! Happy Bday Bob!!</p>
&mdash; Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/statuses/368926422653341696">August 18, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>And posted the below photo:</p>
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52123da5eab8ea836d00000a-800-/screen%20shot%202013-08-19%20at%2011.42.50%20am.png" border="0" alt="Robert DeNiro Christopher Walken Harvey Keitel" width="800" /></p>
<p>Other celebrity guests <a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/story/robert-de-niro-celebrates-70th-with-famous-friends_3823180" target="_blank">reportedly included</a> Keith Richards, Bradley Cooper,&nbsp;Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Harvey Weinstein, 'The Butler' director Lee Daniels, Martin Scorsese, and&nbsp;<span>Lenny Kravitz who performed live.</span></p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sexiest-people-behind-the-scenes-in-hollywood-2013-8?op=1#ixzz2cQnJqPOX" >The 30 Sexiest People Behind The Scenes In Hollywood</a></strong></p>
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Sat, 03 Aug 2013 13:00:00 -0400Amelia Acosta
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/51fc0d74ecad04a135000002-480-/baby7-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Baby7" width="480" style="float: right;" /></p><p>Happy Birthday, President Obama!</p>
<p>The President turns 52 Sunday, making him a Leo. Incidentally, <a href="http://www.astrology.com/leo-sun-sign-zodiac-signs/2-d-d-66944">Leos</a> are ambitious and magnetic and love being center stage &mdash; which sound like qualifications for the nation's top job.</p>
<p>Personally, it looks as if his birthday, Aug. 4, will be a lot more low-key than last year, when he was still in the midst of a heated re-election campaign. Congress is heading out of town this weekend, and Obama has no public events scheduled. He is heading to Camp David for the weekend.</p>
<p>Coincidentally, his birthday will serve as the kick-off of <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-rallies-supporters-to-effect-his-second-term-agenda/2013/07/22/2930d4b0-f2db-11e2-bdae-0d1f78989e8a_story.html">"Action August."</a>&nbsp;That's&nbsp;a month-long push from Organizing For Action, an advocacy group focused on the President's second-term agenda, to generate action on some of the administration's top-priority issues, including immigration and the economy.</p>
<p>In the meantime, celebrate 44's 52nd with pictures of him doing one of the things he does best: kissing babies and embracing his inner child. &nbsp;</p><h3>The President is more amused than his young mohawked friend.</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/51fbc445eab8eacb2300000a-400-300/the-president-is-more-amused-than-his-young-mohawked-friend.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>Obama greets one of his youngest fans in Prague in 2009.</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/51fbc4c6eab8ea5d2100001c-400-300/obama-greets-one-of-his-youngest-fans-in-prague-in-2009.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>Similarly sassy expressions. </h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51fbc6b4ecad047f2b00001c-400-300/similarly-sassy-expressions.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/pictures-obama-babies-kids-photos-birthday-2013-8#joy-and-babies-in-las-vegas-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayers-38th-birthday-party-2013-7Inside Marissa Mayer's Giant 38th Birthday Carnival Bashhttp://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayers-38th-birthday-party-2013-7
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:53:00 -0400Alyson Shontell
<p class="p1">Two months ago, Marissa Mayer celebrated her 38th birthday. The queen of Yahoo has had a number of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/valleywag/94647892/in/photostream/">wild bashes in the past</a>. This one took place on San Francisco's Treasure Island on May 26, four days before Mayer's actual birthday. The Theme: Beach Boardwalk, just a few feet from the water.</p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Inside a giant white tent sat a monstrous sand castle surrounded by colorful beach balls, balloons, tables, chefs and entertainment. Smaller, still massive sand castles were scattered both inside and outside the area. Surf boards lined the perimeter and robots guarded entryways.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Guests could munch on dots candy or fair-type food like hot dogs from outside booths. They could also hop on the Ferris wheel and an assortment of other carnival rides. Caricature artists drew portraits of guests, games could be played for stuffed animal prizes, and alcohol was consumed.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">We tracked down a few photos of the bash from attendees. Better late than never!</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Here's a view of the San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island that welcomed Mayer's guests.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/51f93752ecad04c35a000004-800-530/7993574264_9b3a0f04f5_c.jpg" border="0" alt="Treasure Island San Francisco skyline" /></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Guests could enjoy the Ferris wheel and other carnival rides.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/51f93b8eeab8ea507e000020-800-600/wheel2.jpg" border="0" alt="treasure island marissa birthday san francisco" /></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="https://www.anybots.com/">Anybots</a>, 5-foot tall video-conferencing robots typically <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/08/anybots-arrington-robot">controlled by remote workers</a>, lined the entranceway as guests filed into the tent (maybe left over from before the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-defends-her-work-from-home-ban-2013-4">work from home ban</a>?). The sign above the tent announced the theme in case it wasn't clear: Beach Boardwalk.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/51f93d1aecad04455f00002e-800-1067/marissarobot.jpg" border="0" alt="marissa mayer birthday robot" /></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Inside, the largest sand castle you can imagine, decorated with real seashells, lights and surrounded by beach balls and giant pails of sand.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51f93d85eab8eac40600000e-1200-1091/8859684083_625845217b_h.jpg" border="0" alt="8859684083_625845217b_h" width="800" /><br /></span></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayers-38th-birthday-party-2013-7#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/60th-birthday-parties-for-hedge-funds-2013-6Million Dollar 60th Birthday Parties With Private Concerts Are Still Hot On Wall Streethttp://www.businessinsider.com/60th-birthday-parties-for-hedge-funds-2013-6
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:48:57 -0400Julia La Roche
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51bb1e3a69bedd7e0a000040-480-/bill-joel.png" border="0" alt="Bill Joel" width="480" /></p><p>Lavish 60th birthday bashes are still a hot trend in the private equity and hedge fund world.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/hedge_honcho_rich_bash_BwVDI7IG6o9AeloIfytZwJ">Page Six</a></em><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/hedge_honcho_rich_bash_BwVDI7IG6o9AeloIfytZwJ"> reports</a> that hedge funder Thomas Kempner, Jr., who runs Davidson Kempner Capital Management, celebrated his birthday on Wednesday night at the Museum of Natural History complete with a Billy Joel concert.</p>
<p>Joel played for the audience of financial heavy-hitters, which included Dan Loeb and Blackstone's Tony James, for an hour and a half, the report said. &nbsp;The Post estimates that the performance costs up to $2 million.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In 2011, <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/birthdays-are-still-big-in-buyout-land/">Apollo Management's Leon Black celebrated his 60th</a> with a huge bash in the Hamptons. The guest list included Julian Robertson, Michael Milken, Lloyd Blankfein and Steve Schwarzman. &nbsp;At his party,&nbsp;<span>Elton John gave an hour-and-a-half performance that cost at least $1 million, according to Dealbook.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>The trend really goes back before the financial crisis with private equity billionaire Steve Schwarzman's 60th birthday celebration.</span></p>
<p>Back in 2007, Schwarzman celebrated the occasion with a party at the <span>Seventh Regiment Armory</span>&nbsp;on Park Avenue, <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/inside-stephen-schwarzmans-birthday-bash/">Dealbook reported</a>. &nbsp;His guest list included big names such as <span>&nbsp;Donald and Melania Trump</span>, Maria Bartiromo and Barbara Walters. &nbsp;Musician Rod Stewart headlined the event.&nbsp;</p>
<p>According to the Post, Joel played "Allentown" for Kempner's guests. Here's the music video. &nbsp;</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BHnJp0oyOxs"></iframe></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/60th-birthday-parties-for-hedge-funds-2013-6#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/kate-uptons-birthday-photos-2013-621 Photos Of Kate Upton In Honor Of Her 21st Birthdayhttp://www.businessinsider.com/kate-uptons-birthday-photos-2013-6
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:54:00 -0400Aly Weisman
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51b62a7069beddaa15000015-400-300/kate-upton-next-to-swimsuit-issue-cover-1.jpg" border="0" alt="kate upton next to swimsuit issue cover" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>Happy Birthday, Kate Upton!</p>
<p>It's hard to believe, but the two-time Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition cover girl turns just 21-years-old today.</p>
<p>In her relatively short time on this earth, Upton has already done so much.</p>
<p>Let's relive Upton's recent years in the spotlight.</p><h3>In 2011, Kate Upton was just a 19-year-old model blogging at the Microsoft PC Press Lounge during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach.</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51b6201aecad04407a000004-400-300/in-2011-kate-upton-was-just-a-19-year-old-model-blogging-at-the-microsoft-pc-press-lounge-during-mercedes-benz-fashion-week-swim-in-miami-beach.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>She proved she could be sporty, too, at the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game in Arizona.</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/51b619ce6bb3f75a76000017-400-300/she-proved-she-could-be-sporty-too-at-the-taco-bell-all-star-legends-and-celebrity-softball-game-in-arizona.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>Soon, she appeared in the pages of the 2011 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.</h3>
<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/51b6194a6bb3f79770000013-400-300/soon-she-appeared-in-the-pages-of-the-2011-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-edition.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/kate-uptons-birthday-photos-2013-6#the-following-summer-she-was-walking-the-runway-in-the-beach-bunny-swimwear-show-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/rihanna-posts-pda-heavy-photos-with-chris-brown-from-her-25th-birthday-party-2013-2Rihanna Posts PDA-Heavy Photos With Chris Brown From Her 25th Birthday Partyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/rihanna-posts-pda-heavy-photos-with-chris-brown-from-her-25th-birthday-party-2013-2
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:20:00 -0500Aly Weisman
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5126521ceab8ea1946000004-400-300/rihanna-birthday-cake.png" border="0" alt="Rihanna birthday cake" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>Rihanna celebrated her 25th birthday yesterday by having a blowout bash with her friends and family in Hawaii.</p>
<p>After <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/21/rihanna-chris-brown-birthday-hawaii-beach-photos/" target="_blank">jet skiing with Chris Brown</a> during the day, the singer partied with friends and family that night.</p>
<p>From photos of the cake to PDA-heavy shots of Rihanna and Brown, take a peek inside Rihanna's 25th birthday celebrations -- all posted by the singer to <a href="http://instagram.com/badgalriri" target="_blank">her Instagram account</a>.</p><h3>The Hawaii trip started yesterday with this photo of Rihanna sitting on Chris Brown's lap. It has a whopping 536K likes on Instagram.</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/512648f86bb3f7292600000e-400-300/the-hawaii-trip-started-yesterday-with-this-photo-of-rihanna-sitting-on-chris-browns-lap-it-has-a-whopping-536k-likes-on-instagram.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>The singer then posted this photo of the on-again couple. It has 200K likes and counting.</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5126497aeab8eaad2d000066-400-300/the-singer-then-posted-this-photo-of-the-on-again-couple-it-has-200k-likes-and-counting.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>After jet skiing during the day, Rihanna celebrated her 25th birthday with a party at night.</h3>
<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/512649a469beddce7200000d-400-300/after-jet-skiing-during-the-day-rihanna-celebrated-her-25th-birthday-with-a-party-at-night.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/rihanna-posts-pda-heavy-photos-with-chris-brown-from-her-25th-birthday-party-2013-2#she-had-her-cake-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-starbucks-birthday-gifts-2013-1Now Facebook Hopes Starbucks Will Wake Up Its Birthday-Gifts Business (FB, SBUX)http://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-starbucks-birthday-gifts-2013-1
Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:00:35 -0500Owen Thomas
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/510adac6eab8ea5950000002-400-300/starbucks-birthday-wishes.png" border="0" alt="Starbucks birthday wishes" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>It's your friend's birthday! Want to buy them a Starbucks card?</p>
<p>That's the latest way Facebook is trying to get users, used to posting simple, free birthday wishes on friends' walls, to spend money instead.</p>
<p>Now, when some Facebook users are greeted with a list of friends with birthdays, they're being given the option of buying a digital Starbucks card as a gift for them.</p>
<p>That's actually a subtler version of how Facebook used to push gifts. <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Facebook features friends with birthdays on users' News Feeds, the personalized homepage at the center of the Facebook experience. Last year, in an attempt to push its new Gifts product, it <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-wish-friends-happy-birthday-facebook-gifts-2012-10">forced users to skip the traditional message posts and send a gift instead</a>.</span></p>
<p>The Starbucks promotion, which a Facebook spokesperson characterized as an "experiment," allows users to post messages without forcing them through extra steps.</p>
<p>It's not clear if Starbucks paid Facebook for the placement; Facebook would not comment on commercial arrangements and a Starbucks spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Facebook has admitted its gifts business is desperately small, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that analysts should "temper" their projections for the business.</p>
<p>In the fourth quarter, it was some small fraction of a $5 million category of the payments revenue that wasn't related to social games.</p>
<p>"We think Gifts if done well can be a very natural and positive part of the Facebook experience," CFO David Ebersman said in Wednesday's fourth-quarter earnings call. "So, for example, when you're wishing someone a Happy Birthday, the ability to send a gift along with that, and just figuring out how the product needs to work, what the interfaces are, what the selection of products is, how the payment process works?"</p>
<p>So the Starbucks placement and the tweak to allow the old way of writing birthday messages seem right in line with that.</p>
<p>Starbucks and Facebook have a long history of virtual gifting, by the way. Starbucks introduced a "give a gift" <a href="http://news.starbucks.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=446">feature on Facebook in 2010</a>.</p>
<p>Users, however, don't seem to be in love with it. Here are some examples of negative comments they've made on Twitter:</p>
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<p>Facebook asked if I wanted to send you a Starbucks birthday present. I don't.</p>
&mdash; Brad Kaplan (@BradKaplanATL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BradKaplanATL/status/296966823151292416">January 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>Ugh. Writing Facebook birthday messages is so expensive with the new mandatory Starbucks birthday gift requirement.</p>
&mdash; Ben Siemon (@BenjaminJS) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenjaminJS/status/296891348471119872">January 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p>Let's be honest Facebook, no one is ever going to send a Starbucks gift card on someone's birthday...stop trying to make it happen</p>
&mdash; Neil Kumar (@Koomz94) <a href="https://twitter.com/Koomz94/status/295777216258781184">January 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:05:00 -0400Emily Co
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4c6ea5f77f8b9ad341d10100-400-300/birthday-aging.jpg" border="0" alt="Birthday, Aging" /></p><p>Your birthday is a special day, and what better way to celebrate your birth than to spoil yourself with freebies? Here are a list of birthday freebies you should totally take advantage of:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>American Eagle Outfitters</strong>: <a href="http://www.ae.com/web/myaccount/aerewards.jsp" target="_blank">Sign up for membership</a> and get 15 percent off during your birthday month.</li>
<li><strong>Aveda</strong>: Be a <a href="https://www.aveda.com/account/signin.tmpl" target="_blank">member of Aveda.com</a> and receive a free offer on your birthday.</li>
<li><strong>Baskin Robbins</strong>: Get a free scoop on your birthday if you join the Baskin Robbins <a href="https://www.baskinrobbins.com/content/baskinrobbins/en/signin.html" target="_blank">birthday club</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Ben and Jerry's</strong>: <a href="https://secure.benjerry.com/contact-us/chunk-spelunker/index.cfm" target="_blank">Become a ChunkSpelunker</a> and get free ice cream on your birthday.</li>
<li><strong>Benihana</strong>: Get a $30 certificate when you <a href="http://profile.benihana.com/registration/" target="_blank">sign up</a> for the Benihana email club.</li>
<li><strong>California Pizza Kitchen</strong>: Kids get a free meal on their birthday if they are members of the <a href="http://assets.fbmta.com/clt/cpk/lp/join/join.asp" target="_blank">CPKids Birthday Club</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Coldstone Creamery</strong>: Enjoy a free scoop on your birthday if you sign up for the <a href="http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/mycsc/" target="_blank">My Cold Stone Club</a>.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/cvs" class="hidden_link">CVS</a></strong>: Get a $3 coupon on your birthday if you sign up for the <a href="http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/promoContent/promoLandingTemplate.jsp?promoLandingId=1284" target="_blank">ExtraCare beauty club</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Denny's</strong>: The <a href="http://assets.fbmta.com/clt/dnny/lp/join/join_ent.asp" target="_blank">Denny's reward program</a> gets you a free grand slam breakfast (two eggs, two bacon slices, two pancakes, and two sausage links) on your birthday.</li>
<li><strong>Del Taco</strong>: Join the Raving Fan eclub and get a <a href="http://www.deltaco.com/ravingfansignup.html" target="_blank">free shake</a> on your birthday.</li>
<li><strong>Hard Rock Cafe</strong>: Get free dessert on your birthday if you sign up for a <a href="https://www.hardrock.com/estore/services/customer/HRC_Register_1.asp" target="_blank">Hardrocker membership</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Hooters</strong>: Get 10 free hot wings on your birthday by <a href="http://www.hooters.com/Registration.aspx" target="_blank">signing up here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Read on for more.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>IHOP</strong>: Get a free meal on your birthday if you <a href="http://ihopcorp.fbmta.com/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Subscribe&amp;_Theme=30064771093&amp;Inputsource=W" target="_blank">sign up here</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Johnny Rockets</strong>: Join the <a href="http://www.johnnyrockets.com/promotions/rocket-eclub" target="_blank">Rocket eclub</a> and get a free burger on your b-day.</li>
<li><strong>Macaroni Grill</strong>: Get a free slice of chocolate cake on your birthday if you <a href="http://www.macaronigrill.com/" target="_blank">sign up for Macaroni Grill emails</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Old Navy</strong>: Get $10 off your $50 purchase. Scroll to the bottom of the <a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/" target="_blank">Old Navy site</a> and sign up for an email subscription to receive this birthday discount.</li>
<li><strong>Tony Roma's</strong>: Get a free entr&eacute;e on your birthday for joining Tony Roma's <a href="http://www.tonyromas.com/email-signup/" target="_blank">membership program</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Red Robin</strong>: Pick up a <a href="https://www.redrobin.com/redroyalty" target="_blank">Red Royalty card</a> and you'll get a free burger on your b-day.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Sephora?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=sugar-brand&amp;utm_campaign=23529370&amp;pid=22161&amp;pdata=onsugar1922441,23529370" target="_blank" title="Shop for Sephora" class="ss_inline_link auto_link_filter no_shopsense_url_rewrite">Sephora</a></strong>: Sign up for their <a href="https://www.sephora.com/profile/MyAccount/beautyInsider/beautyInsider.jsp" target="_blank">Beauty Insider program</a> and you'll get a free lipstick set when you visit the store during your birthday month.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/starbucks" class="hidden_link">Starbucks</a></strong>: Get a free drink if you buy something at Starbucks using your Starbucks Card within a year of your card registration.</li>
<li><strong>T.G.I. Friday's</strong>: Get a free dessert when you buy an entr&eacute;e, but you need to be a member of the T.G.I. Friday's <a href="https://www.tgifridays.com/givememorestripes" target="_blank">rewards program</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>NOW READ: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/20-products-with-giant-markups-2012-10">20 Products With Astronomical Markups &gt;</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/birthday-freebies-2012-10#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/best-places-for-a-30th-birthday-party-2012-6The Best Places For A 30th Birthday Bash Around The UShttp://www.businessinsider.com/best-places-for-a-30th-birthday-party-2012-6
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:33:00 -0400PartyEarth.com
<p class="p1"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4feb3cc4ecad048e4300000f/proof-chicago.jpg" border="0" alt="Proof- Chicago" /></p><p>Turning 30 doesn&rsquo;t mean you&rsquo;re getting old; it just means you can throw a massive party in style that you couldn&rsquo;t have afforded at 21.</p>
<p class="p1">Trying to figure out where to hold the party of the decade? Here are several places recommended by <span class="s1">Party Earth</span> to consider for your birthday-palooza.</p>
<p class="p1"><em><span class="s1">Check out&nbsp;<a href="http://www.partyearth.com/new-york/">Partyearth.com</a>&nbsp;for more parties and events.</span></em></p><h3>Beacher's Madhouse, Los Angeles</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4feb3c6a69bedd482500000a-400-300/beachers-madhouse-los-angeles.jpg" alt="" />
<p><p class="p1">If you&rsquo;re in Los Angeles, there&rsquo;s no place better for a rowdy birthday posse than Beacher&rsquo;s Madhouse &ndash; a super-exclusive club located in the basement of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.partyearth.com/los-angeles/hotels/hollywood-roosevelt-hotel-2"><span class="s1">The Roosevelt Hotel</span></a>. Get bottle service and dance the night away in the mayhem with other beautiful bachelorette and birthday groups.</p>
<p class="p1">The bottle service is all the more special when delivered by an Oompa Loompa flying through the air. You&rsquo;ll be partying like and with rock stars at this top 30<sup>th</sup> birthday party locale, and in the morning you may forget whether you&rsquo;re getting married or just had another birthday.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="http://www.partyearth.com/los-angeles/clubs/beachers-madhouse-2/"><strong>Beacher&rsquo;s Madhouse</strong></a></span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Proof, Chicago</h3>
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<p><p class="p1">Proof is one of the most upscale and sophisticated&nbsp;<a href="http://www.partyearth.com/chicago/clubs/"><span class="s1">clubs in Chicago</span></a> and the perfect place to ring in that big 3-0. Located in the Gold Coast neighborhood, Proof is beautifully decorated with antique light fixtures, and black suede banquette type seating.</p>
<p class="p1">For private parties, you can book an area on the second floor where the setting is more intimate. Toast champagne with your guests, and then go dance the night away on the dance floor among the sparkly dresses.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong><a href="http://www.partyearth.com/chicago/clubs/proof-chicago-2/">Proof</a></strong></span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>28 Degrees, Boston</h3>
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<p><p class="p1">If you want a more intimate birthday outing in a chic venue, you should throw your party at 28 Degrees in Boston. As you eat the delectable food and drink the fancy cocktails, you can reminisce about old times and admire the plush furnishings and modern d&eacute;cor.</p>
<p class="p1">On weekends, you can move your dinner party out onto the dance floor as it fills up later in the evening. Check their calendar ahead of time to make sure you get the right scene for your party as it does vary from a hip conversation-friendly mix to loud and raucous.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong><a href="http://www.partyearth.com/boston/lounges/28-degrees-2/">28 Degrees</a></strong></span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></p>
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-places-for-a-30th-birthday-party-2012-6#pandora-karaoke-and-bar-san-francisco-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/lady-gagas-craziest-outfits-2012-3Happy 26th Birthday, Lady Gaga: Check Out Her 10 Craziest Outfits Of All Timehttp://www.businessinsider.com/lady-gagas-craziest-outfits-2012-3
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:30:00 -0400Kirsten Acuna
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4f734fececad04c24a000002/lady-gaga.jpg" border="0" alt="Lady Gaga" /></p><p><strong>Lady Gaga</strong> turns 26 today!&nbsp;</p>
<p>The singer told <strong>Oprah</strong> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/five-things-we-learned-about-lady-gaga-from-her-oprah-interview-2012-3?utm_source=alerts&amp;nr_email_referer=1" target="_blank">she's taken a vow of silence from the press</a>, but she'll be able to keep them talking with her eye-catching fashion choices.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In celebration of her birthday, we're counting down Mother Monster's most bizarre looks.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Always the talk of the red carpet, she changes her outfit numerous times during one event. From the Grammys to the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/mtv" class="hidden_link">MTV</a> Video Music Awards, relive her best wardrobe moments.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><h3>10. Egg Crazy: Lady Gaga made an entrance when she showed up to the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in a giant egg.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>9. Bubbles Galore: Lady Gaga wore—and blew—bubbles while performing at a Kiss 95.7 summer concert at Six Flags New England. </h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>8. Look at those shoes! Mother Monster showed up to the 2010 MTV VMAs wearing Alexander McQueen dress and heels.</h3>
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<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/lady-gagas-craziest-outfits-2012-3#7-miss-universe-lady-gaga-had-a-few-fashion-changes-at-the-52nd-grammys-here-she-appears-as-a-ruler-of-the-universe-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a>